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Extravagant Faith (A Message from Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23)

March 8th, 2000 – Coast Vineyard - Jamie Wilson

A Spiritual Check-Up: Which kind of soil are you?

• The dry path question: Am I closed to, open to, or learning to follow the messaage of Jesus?
• The rocky field question: Am I willing to sacrifice to see more of God’s kingdom?
• The thorny soil question: Is there a fear or desire in my life choking God’s work?
• The good soil question: How much multiplication do I want?

Living for Maximum Return

• Our job description is to sow the message of the kingdom.
• Most of the seed won’t bear fruit.
• We get the highest yield when we sow everywhere (the sower does not know where the wind, weeds, rocks and thorns are…)
• It takes a long time to see real results.
• There is plenty of supply.  There is much room for extravagance in sowing.

The question that I am left with is this: how do we sow, what does it look like?

Maybe that has an obvious answer, and I’m just missing it.  I think that sowing looks different for everyone and must be integrated with your personality, your occupation, your culture, and your calling.  For me it seems like a lot of sowing would be sharing / painting the vision of the Kingdom of God for other people to see.  This leaves a huge blank canvas for each of us to creatively color in, because each of us experiences the Kingdom of God uniquely within our contexts.  I invite you to comment on how you sow the vision of the Kingdom of God in your work place, in your family, with your friends…